For the last 2 months, I have been engaged in restructuring projects, helping organisations reposition their organisation structure, processes and policies to withstand the pandemic and beyond. Yes, I love training, but my background is very analytical, I have very strong HR Consulting skills.
I was saddened to see that the companies I am consulting for also laid off my fellow HR colleagues. Forgive me, but I actually feel HR should be the last man standing or at least very close.
I mean, why hire a HR consultant to restructure your firm, when you have HR staff?
Your guess is as good as mine.
Last year, I wrote an article that went viral, it was titled ‘Money Follows Skills.’
On a personal level, my biggest concern this season and always is health, I have never been concerned about the recession or unemployment, Why? Because I realised that having knowledge and skills with good health is guaranteed income, even in a recession.
In 2002, I resigned from my second job as a Design Engineer with a renowned multinational. It was during a recession, so everyone thought I was crazy. Despite earning well above my peers, I wasn’t fulfilled, so I quit, going on a journey of self discovery for almost 2 years. I got job offers which I turned down, because I had saved up some money and I was pretty clear what I wanted. I also started doing some trade type business, selling handbags and hampers and even rice.
I got back to full time work in 2004, this time, to a more rewarding career in HR which lasted 5 years.
In 2009, I resigned again with no job in sight, again in a recession, again by choice. In the same year, with everything I had learned so far, I started using my knowledge and skills to create products and services, earning a decent living for myself. It wasn’t easy then, its not easy now but it is a viable option. The headache of entrepreneurship comes from responsibility not income as we all know that anyone who knows what they are doing will gain clients and get referrals which is how consulting works.
I learned through my career journey that income is earned on assets, and skills are an asset and so as much as possible, I have invested my time in acquiring skills and I urge as many people to do so.
It has been a terrible period this season but the reality is that the highly skilled will always have work, even if they are laid off by an employer that doesn’t know their value, they would soon be employed by another and worst case they would employ themselves.
Again, it saddens me when I see professionals not earning an income. I know it’s not easy, but believe when I say that knowledge and skills is what will help most in these tough times.
Please hone your skills. Skills are indeed the future of work.
No knowledge is ever lost, only gained and earning returns like all assets do.
Your thoughts?
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PS:
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